#45 Owls Fall to #55 Liberty

Wednesday, March 27

Boca Raton, Fla.

5 p.m.

Florida Atlantic

Liberty

3/27/2024 9:06:00 PM | Men's Tennis

Box Score

BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Florida Atlantic men's tennis team, ranked No. 45 nationally, fell to the visiting #55 Liberty by a 4-3 score on Wednesday evening. This marked the first of three home matches this week.

The match started well for the Owls, who dominated doubles play. Florida Atlantic built a 2-0 lead with Alberto Colas earning court #1 7-6 (7-4), 6-4 victory. With a 2-0 lead, the Owls then saw Liberty rattle off four-straight victories to clinch the match before John Bernard could capture court #5 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-3).

FAU will next play host to Brown at 5 p.m. Friday and to DePaul at noon on Saturday.

THE RESULTS

#55 Liberty (14-5) at #45 Florida Atlantic Men's Tennis (12-5)
DATE: 03/27/2024 TIME: 5:00 PM ARENA: Kimberly V. Strauss SITE: Boca Raton, Fla.
Doubles
#1 Colas, Alberto / Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] def. R Marques Da Silva / Thando Longwe-Smit [LIBE] 6-4
#2 Havlicek, Mark / Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] vs. R Hadzimehmedovic / Deji Thomas-Smith [LIBE] 5-4 UF
#3 Graca, Joao / Myslivec, Simon [FAU] def. Matija Samardzic / Luis Felipe Miguel [LIBE] 6-2
Order of Finish: 3, 1

Singles
#1 Colas, Alberto [FAU] def. R Marques Da Silva [LIBE] 7-6 (7-4), 6-4
#2 Luis Felipe Miguel [LIBE] def. Jalif, Juan Martin [FAU] 6-2, 7-5
#3 Deji Thomas-Smith [LIBE] def. Jenicek, Jiri [FAU] 7-6 (7-3), 6-2
#4 Thando Longwe-Smit [LIBE] def. Havlicek, Mark [FAU] 6-2, 1-6, 6-1
#5 Bernard, John [FAU] def. R Santiago Arraez [LIBE] 7-6 (7-1), 3-6, 1-0 (10-3)
#6 Chase Robinson [LIBE] def. Miller, Kurt [FAU] 6-2, 6-4

Order of Finish: 1, 6, 2, 4, 3, 5

UP NEXT

The Owls will next play host to Brown on Friday, Mar. 29 at 5 p.m. and to DePaul at noon on Saturday. The match will be played at the Kimberly V. Strauss Tennis Center.

FOLLOW ALONG

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